Auxiliary tire carrier



' Sept. 21 1926.

w. R. GREEN AUXILIARY TIRE CARRIER X Filed Ma rch g. 1925 2 heets-Sheetl 1ST r-WIC Q WalterR. Green.

Se t." 21 1926. 1,600,729

, w. R. GREEN AUXILIARY TIRE CARRIER v Filed March 2. 1925 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 Patented Sept. 21, 1926.

WALTER Ronni-in, or CHICAGO, I LINoIs.

. AUXILIARY Tran CARRIER...

Application filed March 2, 1925. Serial no. 12,49.

This invention relates to an auxiliary tire carrierv and concerns itself with a structure that can be readily suspended from a supported tire and that can be'readily'adjusted forassembling or disassembling a "tire.v

The invention comprises the novel structure and combinations of parts hereinafter described and more particularly pointed out and defined in the appended claims.

In the accompanying drawings which illustrate a preferred embodiment of this inventionand in which similar reference numerals refer to similar features in the different views: 1

Figure 1 is a fragmentary side elevational view of an automobile equipped with a standard tire carrier and my auxiliary tire carrier. Figure 2 is an enlarged elevational view of a tire supported upon the auxiliary carrier. J c

Figure 3 is an enlarged top plan view of the carrier.

Figure 4 is an enlarged part section and a standard tire carrier 1 which usually comprises a part of the regularror standard equipment of an automobile. A tire 2 is supported upon this carrier. My auxiliary tire carrier is adapted to be suspended from the supported tire 2.

- This auxiliary tire carrier comprises a verticalrod 3, the lower portion o-fwhich is threaded as indicated at 1. The upper portion of the rod is smooth and upon this smooth portion there is supported one .of said memberscomprising a tire holding and suspension bracket; This bracket consists of a pair of plates 5 which arestampedintermediate their ends with concave recesses tofit the rod 3.

tioned between'these plates. Apair of plate lock for locking said to the drawings, there is shown Filler blocks 6 are posimembers" 7 eachhaving an a-rcua-teshoe 8 upon its upper end; and a central, slot 9 below the shoe to receive the rib formed by the concave recess of aplate-5 are provided. The plate members/7 'are boltedor riveted 'in parallel relation uponopposite sides of the structurefformedby the plates 5 and; fillers 6. A transverse plateor bridgemem ber 10 is connected to the top of theshoesS.

h at

The rod3 extends through thebridge mem- 1 her 10 and its upper end is in the form of a crank handle 11 whereby the rod may be rotated. An aperture 12 is formedin a suitable location upon the bridge member 10 to receive the hasp of a padlock 13 for locking the crank handle 11 against effective movement. The other member is in the'form of portion 4: of'therod 3. This cross head is preferably formed of a pair of metal plates" each of which has a semicircular recess intermediate its ends to'fit the rod 3 These metal plates are bolted together with the rod between them. A link 15 is pivoted upon each end of the cross head. The lower end of each link curves upwardly to form a shoe 16. A second shoe '17 is secured to V a cross head 14 threaded upon the threaded V each link in opposed relation to the shoe 16.

The lower portion of this auxiliary carrier as well as the upper portion comprises hence a pair of oppositely directedj shoes. The shoes on one side of the carrier are .adapted to be utilized for attaching the carrier to a supported tire such'as the tire 2, while the shoes upon the other side of thecarrier are adapted for carrying an extra tire.

The extra rier by rotating the rod for raising :or lowering the cross head upon which the links tire may be assembled or-disi assembled with respect to the auxiliary c'a-r- 15 and lower shoes. are mounted. Onaccount of the adjustabilityiof the cross head; it will be readily apparent that different sized tires may also be supported upon this auxiliary carrier.v

It will be appreciated that when the auxiliary tire,the screw rod 3 will drawtheupperand lower shoestogether and firmly clamp the carrier is suspended upon a supported f sameupon the supported tire. Then when is firmly looked upon the supported tire 1 the padlock is applied, the auxiliary carrier and at the same time the extra tire is firmly 1 locked against removal fromjthe auxiliary tire. Thus the operation of the screw rod 3 and padlock perform vaadual function of 7' nosed p at s s u ed 19 .1 ai

locking the auxiliary carrier against unauthorized?iferrioyal and at the 'sa me' time looking the extra tire supported thereby against unauthorized remoyal p 7 I am' aware that many changes may-be made, and numerous details of construotion may be varied through a Wide rang-e-W1thout' departing from the principies ofthis inyen tion, and I therefore (101101; purpose limiting t he patent granted her eon, otherwise plate; a downwardly curvedtire supporting P911. ammo Pla e, a b i n 1 nected. tothe tops of said shoes and affording a support for said rod, a cross head threaded upon said rod, a pair of arms'piv- V oted to said cross head and a pair of shoes HPOIIEEI-Ch aI'm.

2., An auxiliary tire carrier, comprising ahrac'ket having opposed shoes, a rod extending rotatably thru said bracket and havin a crank arm at the u erend rotatabl supported on said bracket, tire, supporting means adjustably supportedon'said rod, and means for iOCkIIIg said crank arm to said bracket against unauthorized rotation.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto subscribed my name.

WALTER. R. GREEN, 

